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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1151575" data-attributes="member: 141969">I purchased several of the following (Solwise is the UK version of the units made by Aztech):<a href="http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-500av-piggy.htm" target="_blank">http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-500av-piggy.htm</a>Features:(1) Gigabit sockets.(2) Rated maximum speed 500 Mbits/sec.(3) Filters out noise from devices plugged into the &quot;piggy&quot; socket, thereby preventing that noise entering the mains and reducing throughput.&nbsp; One source of noise: the PC itself!I use my powerline adapters to connect my NAS to my HTPC, but this is only for off-line storage; I do not stream video from the NAS to watch on the HTPC.&nbsp; Typically I get a sustained throughput of just over 100 Mbits/sec.&nbsp; This will obviously depend on the quality of your household wiring, and how near or far the sockets are from each other.I generally find that the useful sustained throughput of any connection (USB or ethernet) is around one third of the maximum rated speed.&nbsp; There are various chipsets in use for powerline adapters; this page gives an overview (with performance figures):<a href="http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-chipsets.htm" target="_blank">http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-chipsets.htm</a>Finally, it seems that powerline adapters in general can be a bit fussy with regard to connecting.&nbsp; You may have no problem connecting a mixture of units, but you are less likely to encounter problems if you use the same brand and same model of adapter everywhere on your network.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1151575, member: 141969"] I purchased several of the following (Solwise is the UK version of the units made by Aztech): [URL]http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-500av-piggy.htm[/URL] Features: (1) Gigabit sockets. (2) Rated maximum speed 500 Mbits/sec. (3) Filters out noise from devices plugged into the "piggy" socket, thereby preventing that noise entering the mains and reducing throughput. One source of noise: the PC itself! I use my powerline adapters to connect my NAS to my HTPC, but this is only for off-line storage; I do not stream video from the NAS to watch on the HTPC. Typically I get a sustained throughput of just over 100 Mbits/sec. This will obviously depend on the quality of your household wiring, and how near or far the sockets are from each other. I generally find that the useful sustained throughput of any connection (USB or ethernet) is around one third of the maximum rated speed. There are various chipsets in use for powerline adapters; this page gives an overview (with performance figures): [URL]http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-chipsets.htm[/URL] Finally, it seems that powerline adapters in general can be a bit fussy with regard to connecting. You may have no problem connecting a mixture of units, but you are less likely to encounter problems if you use the same brand and same model of adapter everywhere on your network. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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